The Council made good comments on Haiphong city’s well-prepared application papers, clearlyhighlightingthebiodiversityandnaturalvalues​​ofCat Ba -LongChau Island.

This shows local greatefforts on anddeterminationin applying for the UNESCO world's natural heritage award. The NationalHeritageCouncilchecked the papers, and requiredsome revision to made for thePrime Minister’s approvalprior to submission toUNESCOon September 23rd.

This is such a goodnewsandan important milestonethat Cat Ba Island-LongChau is soonrecognizedbytheUNESCO to be a world’snaturalheritage.